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Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集 by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

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Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集

Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集

Book of Humorous Poems (Kyōka shū) 狂歌集

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1615–1868

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 8 5/8 × 6 × 3/4 in. (21.9 × 15.2 × 1.9 cm)
Genre: Illustrated books
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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